Spartacus - Gloria (Mimi) Winer
| This
is an intense workshop. You should be committed have your pre work
completed before to class. There is much to learn and unprepared students
are a hindrance to the rest of the class.
There is a lot of fun to be had if your skill level qualifies as
intermediate or advanced.
Your first day will start with the pre-sewn body.
Stuffing smoothly and evenly is important. You will go one step
beyond and learn to stuff and enhance muscle definition features.
The torso and
needle modeled arms and hands will be wired and stuffed.
Strict attention to muscular sculpting and anatomy will be covered.
Stuffed a head before?
Gloria will teach you how to stuff the skull. Not the head but the
skull!
Then add the overlay that defines the face,, stuffing and
needle-modeling the face.
The face will be stitched in place.
No detail is too small for Gloria; ears will be stuffed and needle-modeled . You will turn and wire hands and arms. Legs will
have armature and feet will be treated and stuffed. The figure will be
balanced according to a master drawing.
You will review the anatomy to pose each body part to create the
whole figure. You will learn to balance the figure as though caught in
mid-leap for placement on the stand. .
Instruction for wood stand will be included in instructions.
This class is for the AFIC students that want it ALL and are ready
for the challenge! Gloria's
classes are all about learning new techniques that will enhance your doll
making skills. The entire doll may not be completed at the close of 3
days. However, the torso and head should be complete and hands and arms
wired and stuffed. At least one leg will be stuffed and pinned in place by
the end of the third day. Gloria provides excellent hand-outs and students
will know how to complete the doll at home. Gloria
does recommends that students begin a second doll at once rather than
complete the first one while the techniques are fresh in your mind. |
3
Day Workshop
Sewing Machine not needed in class - Yes pre class work required
Kit
Fee: 25.00
Spartacus
Supplies
Students Bring:
Your usual dollmaking tools and supply kit
Optivisor
Pre-sewn body parts (if sewing is done no sewing machines are needed in class)
Wire cutters
Textile medium
Needle-nosed pliers
Crafter’s Choice “the Ultimate’ glue available at Michaels craft shops
Swiss Metrosene 100% Polyester thread, white or off white -available at quilt shops
A work light if you need one and an extension cord
A pillow to make the chair more comfortable
If you do not own something on this list DO NOT run out to buy it. I will have some of everything for class use.
It is permissible to bring our still camera to take photos of your figure at each step of the way for your own use. Video taping is prohibited.
